Biopharmaceuticals - Questions and Answers for Competitive Exams | GkSeries

25. The technology used to speed up the testing of compounds from various sources is _______

• [A] pharmcogenomics
• [B] high throughput screening
• [C] clinical trials.
• [D] pharmco proteomics.

Answer: Option [B]

26. The single nucleotide polymorphism is due to the mutation in _______.

• [A] 1 gene.
• [B] 1 intron.
• [C] 1 base.
• [D] 1 exon.

Answer: Option [C]

27. The culture used in the streptomycin production is _______.

• [A] Streptomyces griseus.
• [B] Streptomyces aureofaciens.
• [C] Streptomyces rimosus.
• [D] Streptomyces lividans.

Answer: Option [A]

28. The organism Streptomyces rimosus is used in the production of _______.

• [A] streptomycin
• [B] penicillin
• [C] tetracycline
• [D] puromycin

Answer: Option [C]

29. The semi-synthetic penicillin include _______.

• [A] ampicillin
• [B] oxocillin
• [C] propicillin
• [D] all the above.

Answer: Option [D]

30. The ab initio, protein modeling method seek to build _______.

• [A] 3D structure of a protein.
• [B] 3D structure of nucleic acid
• [C] Primary structure of a protein.
• [D] Secondary structure of a protein

Answer: Option [A]

31. The compound responsible for internal bleeding is _______.

• [A] naphthalene
• [B] acetanilide
• [C] dicoumarol
• [D] sulfanilamide

Answer: Option [C]

32. Which of the following vitamin is required for the synthesis of prothrombin?

• [A] vitamin A
• [B] vitamin C
• [C] vitamin K.
• [D] Vitamin E.

Answer: Option [C]

33. Which of the following has antipyretic property?

• [A] Acetanilide
• [B] Naphthalene
• [C] Dicoumarol
• [D] Sulfanilamide.

Answer: Option [A]

34. Which of the following provides antibacterial activity to prontosil rubrum?

• [A] Acetanilide
• [B] Naphthalene
• [C] Sulfanilamide
• [D] Dicoumarol

Answer: Option [C]

35. What phenomenon can occur in case of using a combination of drugs?

• [A] Tolerance
• [B] Tachyphylaxis
• [C] Accumulation
• [D] Synergism

Answer: Option [D]

36. Which of the following factors will affect the solubility of drugs?

• [A] Polarity
• [B] Molecular size
• [C] Polymorphs
• [D] All of the above

Answer: Option [D]